David C. Palmer is a Research Fellow in the Chemical Development Department at the R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Raritan, N.J.

"Dr. Palmer and his authors deserve our deep gratitude for this major work. We eagerly await Part B of this volume set." (Natural Products Reports, March/April 2004) "Overall, the quality of and layout of the drawings is exceptional throughout, which makes the book highly readable. This is a very well-written and well-produced work that is easy to use as a reference." (Journal of the American Chemistry Society, Volume 126, No. 14, 2004)

• Abbreviations. 1. Synthesis and Reactions of Oxazoles (D.C. Palmer and S. Venkatraman). 2. Spectroscopic Properties of Oxazoles (D. Lowe). 3. Oxazole Diels-Alder Reactions (J.I. Levin and L.M. Laakso). 4. Mesoionic Oxazoles (G.W. Gribble). Author Index. Subject Index.

David C. Palmer is a Research Fellow in the Chemical Development Department at the R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Raritan, N.J.

"Dr. Palmer and his authors deserve our deep gratitude for this major work. We eagerly await Part B of this volume set." (Natural Products Reports, March/April 2004) "Overall, the quality of and layout of the drawings is exceptional throughout, which makes the book highly readable. This is a very well-written and well-produced work that is easy to use as a reference." (Journal of the American Chemistry Society, Volume 126, No. 14, 2004)

• Abbreviations. 1. Synthesis and Reactions of Oxazoles (D.C. Palmer and S. Venkatraman). 2. Spectroscopic Properties of Oxazoles (D. Lowe). 3. Oxazole Diels-Alder Reactions (J.I. Levin and L.M. Laakso). 4. Mesoionic Oxazoles (G.W. Gribble). Author Index. Subject Index.

David C. Palmer is a Research Fellow in the Chemical Development Department at the R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Raritan, N.J.

"Dr. Palmer and his authors deserve our deep gratitude for this major work. We eagerly await Part B of this volume set." (Natural Products Reports, March/April 2004) "Overall, the quality of and layout of the drawings is exceptional throughout, which makes the book highly readable. This is a very well-written and well-produced work that is easy to use as a reference." (Journal of the American Chemistry Society, Volume 126, No. 14, 2004)

• Abbreviations. 1. Synthesis and Reactions of Oxazoles (D.C. Palmer and S. Venkatraman). 2. Spectroscopic Properties of Oxazoles (D. Lowe). 3. Oxazole Diels-Alder Reactions (J.I. Levin and L.M. Laakso). 4. Mesoionic Oxazoles (G.W. Gribble). Author Index. Subject Index.